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the russell 2000 down four tenths of a percent. not a lot of movement. twenty-four of the 30 dow components are in the red. tech stocks, though, are the biggest drag. hewlett-packard is the worst performer on the down right now. microsoft is also, well, soft. similar story for research in motion. rim plunged 23% on concerns of its services and business. we approach the tail end of the holiday shopping season. home depot, by the way, solidly in the grain. one of the best performers on the dow this year. walmart just barely on the upside. costco slightly down. that gets you up to speed on the market and some of the stocks making moves. let's get right to the floor show. let's begin with ben willis. here we are, just in no wait and see mode as nothing, nothing is coming out of washington. >> i think the tape is basically on wait and see mode. this is kind of a waste of a clean shirt and bus fare on a day like today. ashley: if you are going to ask santa for something in regards to the market, what would you ask for? >> to take away the microphones and camer
the russell 2000 down four tenths of a percent. not a lot of movement. twenty-four of the 30 dow components are in the red. tech stocks, though, are the biggest drag. hewlett-packard is the worst performer on the down right now. microsoft is also, well, soft. similar story for research in motion. rim plunged 23% on concerns of its services and business. we approach the tail end of the holiday shopping season. home depot, by the way, solidly in the grain. one of the best performers on the dow...
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russell 2000 also making a comeback. a lot more money coming back into the market on the optimism that perhaps a deal will get done in washington before the clock strikes 12:00 monday night. as 2012 does come to a close, would you have guessed a year ago that bank of america would have been the best performing stock on the dow this year? well, george putnam new generation research founder and turnaround letter editor, well he predicted it. you may want to find out what is he looking at for 2013. he joins us now in a fox business exclusive from boston. george, thank you for joining us. great call on the b of a, by the way. so this year you're calling on hp to be the turnaround stock for 2013. i mean, i have to say, look, it's been a disastrous few years for hp, the pc sales dwindling, revenue is flat, declining profits, increased debt, exposure to europe, by the way, do we need to mention the purchase of autonomy. i could go on and on. what on earth do you like about hp? >> well, hp has several things going for it both in
russell 2000 also making a comeback. a lot more money coming back into the market on the optimism that perhaps a deal will get done in washington before the clock strikes 12:00 monday night. as 2012 does come to a close, would you have guessed a year ago that bank of america would have been the best performing stock on the dow this year? well, george putnam new generation research founder and turnaround letter editor, well he predicted it. you may want to find out what is he looking at for...
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keith, we're waiting to see what happens on the fiscal cliff, but in the aggregate for 2012, up the russell 2000 up 12 percentage points, the s&p up 31, -- s&p up 11. but it's europe, europe actually ended up looking pretty darn good. germany up 30%. i mean, i look at that, and i say all of the fear that was out there including the euro stocks, 600 did unbelievably beautifully. and you say, my goodness, if you went toward the worst, most fearsome place, europe, you would have done way better than here in the u.s.. >> yeah, absolutely. well, it's like everything that happens in nature as well as the markets and the equity markets. when things get stretched too far one way, they will come back to a happy medium. we saw that in the equity markets this year. they were the best performing asset classes of all the places you could put your money, and it's not without knowing what's going on when you had unprecedented types of money flows coming from central banks around the globe, that money had to go somewhere. the u.s. market has performed very well. by the time we get done today, especially on
keith, we're waiting to see what happens on the fiscal cliff, but in the aggregate for 2012, up the russell 2000 up 12 percentage points, the s&p up 31, -- s&p up 11. but it's europe, europe actually ended up looking pretty darn good. germany up 30%. i mean, i look at that, and i say all of the fear that was out there including the euro stocks, 600 did unbelievably beautifully. and you say, my goodness, if you went toward the worst, most fearsome place, europe, you would have done way...
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meanwhile, the nasdaq, the s&p500, and the russell, as you can see, down slightly on the day after christmas. retail stocks are casting a follow on the market, the s&p500, the high end end names, all in the red. we got coach, high end retailers such as tiffany moving lower, ralph lauren, urban jut fitters lower on poor data on sales this holiday season, and it's all due to the latest holiday spending figures that the stocks move lower. sales decreasing at a slow pace since the recession hit in 2008 according to the mastercard survey, the latest one. we'll pick apart the numbers later on in the show. hey, but check out crude oil, @ jumping today, up more than 2%, 3% on the day, near 91 bucks a barrel. first, there's optimism about a budget deal, perhaps in the next few days, optimism, isn't it, and supply concerns, iran is conducting naval test exercises and a strait of hormuz beginning tomorrow through the weekend. that could be a touchy situation and, hence more support for oil. the price of crude up nearly 3%. right to the floor. we have traders on the new york stock exchange, the cme grou
meanwhile, the nasdaq, the s&p500, and the russell, as you can see, down slightly on the day after christmas. retail stocks are casting a follow on the market, the s&p500, the high end end names, all in the red. we got coach, high end retailers such as tiffany moving lower, ralph lauren, urban jut fitters lower on poor data on sales this holiday season, and it's all due to the latest holiday spending figures that the stocks move lower. sales decreasing at a slow pace since the recession...
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falling again, fifth day in a row, by the way, of session lows. 159 points down, red arrows, s&p and russell 2000. just sources from the meeting, but none appear to be positive, and as a result, the dow heading towards the closing bell. the holiday shopping season coming to a close, and the u.s., as we know now, on the edge of the fiscal cliff. what's that mean for retailers in 2013? we have a guest here. i love wisconsin, used to live in green bay, ken, thank you so much. tell me, what do you like when it comes to the retailers in 2013, what's the pick, and explain to me why. >> sure. i think the first place to start is to recognize that we're in an uncertain environment, and it's likely to stay that way given the news flow that we have. we're trying to take a balanced approach, first off, look for well-managed bids business -- businesses, and then can we find areas that may not be impacted by how strong the economy is? will consumers continue to spend with fast growth or slow growth in the united states? one to do well in the environment is the auto parts retailers. in particular we like o
falling again, fifth day in a row, by the way, of session lows. 159 points down, red arrows, s&p and russell 2000. just sources from the meeting, but none appear to be positive, and as a result, the dow heading towards the closing bell. the holiday shopping season coming to a close, and the u.s., as we know now, on the edge of the fiscal cliff. what's that mean for retailers in 2013? we have a guest here. i love wisconsin, used to live in green bay, ken, thank you so much. tell me, what do...